Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Place (PL4 6ET) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Compton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Place (PL4 6ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furzehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Houndiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Hill
Apr 2026Public order North Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Park Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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